and theatre in Provo. Cluff took the lead role in many of their theatrical productions. In 1882, Cluff became the manager of the Provo Lumber and Building Company and a superintendent of the construction of the Provo Tabernacle. He was director of the First National Bank of Provo, the Provo Co-op Institution, and the Church association of Utah Stake. He also was superintendent for the construction of the Academy Building for Brigham Young Academy, completed by 1889. Harvey Cluff took out a loan of $25,000 to help finance the building. In 1893, Abraham O. Smoot sued Cluff to repay the loan, bringing the matter to church courts. Smoot's counselors requested to avoid the dispute. Smoot died in 1895. Cluff was one of the original members of the board of trustees and treasurer of Brigham Young Academy. His term of service on the BYA board of trustees was from 1875 to 1897. Cluff was the uncle of Benjamin Cluff, who became the first president of Brigham Young University. From 1875 to 1877 Cluff was the bishop of the Provo 4th Ward. He then served as a second counselor in the Utah Stake Presidency (then comprising all of Utah County) to from 1877 to 1892 under Abraham Smoot. References External links H. H. Cluff diary, digitized diary at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University 1836 births 1916 deaths Mormon pioneers American Mormon missionaries in Scotland Mormon missionaries in Hawaii Mission presidents (LDS Church) Brigham Young University people 19th-century Mormon missionaries Utah city council members Politicians from Provo, Utah American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Utah politicians convicted of crimes American expatriates in the Hawaiian Kingdom Latter Day Saints from Ohio Latter Day Saints from Missouri Latter Day Saints from Illinois Latter Day Saints from Utah Harold B. Lee Library-related 19th century articles